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good-bye vs goodbye

Both "good-bye" and "goodbye" are correct spellings, but "goodbye" is more commonly used in modern English. The hyphenated version, "good-bye," is considered a bit old-fashioned and less common.

Last updated: April 01, 2024 • 134 views

good-bye

This is a correct spelling but less common in modern English.

The hyphenated version "good-bye" is a correct way to write the term for saying farewell, but it is considered old-fashioned and less commonly used in modern English.
  • Travis, I never expected some dramatic good-bye.
  • This is Julián Martínez's good-bye note.
  • Means "good-bye" in England.
  • I just got your good-bye message.
  • He sent a handwritten good-bye letter to his collaborators.
  • I hear this is a good-bye to the Martians.
  • You can kiss all that healing good-bye.
  • Well, you can kissall those good-bye.
  • We might as well kiss playoffs good-bye.
  • A belated welcome to you, and forever good-bye.
  • This is supposed to be a good-bye call.
  • Time to kiss your stash good-bye.
  • And now I can never get that good-bye back.
  • Well, thank you, and good-bye.
  • Come back and make up a good-bye, at least.
  • But I realize I said good-bye a long time ago.
  • Saturday, Southampton, so it's good-bye, old England.
  • It's world domination or good-bye.
  • The world says good-bye to one of the greats.
  • Big enough to kiss Los Angeles good-bye.

Alternatives:

  • goodbye
  • farewell
  • see you later
  • bye
  • adios

goodbye

This is the more commonly used spelling in modern English.

The word "goodbye" is the more commonly used spelling in modern English to bid farewell to someone. It is the preferred and more widely accepted form of the term.
  • Madigan... Kiss your winery goodbye.
  • Hello, poison toiletries and goodbye Stade.
  • A dear greeting and hopefully goodbye.
  • Well, goodbye, Mr. Block.
  • Saying goodbye was like: Take care of yourself.
  • Both of us knew it was our last goodbye.
  • Closest we got to a goodbye.
  • Iknowyoutwo had trouble, butcomeandsay goodbye.
  • The two share an emotional goodbye.
  • Sounds like quite the emotional goodbye.
  • But that goodbye was harder than I ever imagined.
  • Honestly, I'm really bad at saying goodbye.
  • We're saying goodbye to the Wastes and moving somewhere else.
  • It's a way of saying goodbye.
  • The moment has finally arrived to send you the last goodbye.
  • It means saying goodbye to my free, merry life.
  • We're doing what you said... saying goodbye.
  • Those zoning variances - they're gone, goodbye, adios.
  • But first of all, this is not goodbye.
  • I can't stand goodbye scenes.

Alternatives:

  • good-bye
  • farewell
  • see you later
  • bye
  • adios

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